It's certainly a more coherent movie and makes you question what Joss Whedon/ WB were thinking with the cuts and alternative direction the initial movie went in, but again, much like Michael Bay, I feel that Snyder really benefits when being backed by a solid writer, a sharp editor, and a producer who isn't afraid to say no.
I personally loved Man of Steel, I liked what they did with the character of Clark Kent (he doesn't become "Superman" until the final scene of the movie), I liked the focus on his alienation and his choice to help people being driven by goodness and doing the "right" thing in spite of how he has been treated. I didn't love the editing, or the death scene of Johnathan Kent (an important life lesson that Clark learns with the death of his father in the classic comic books is that, no matter how fast, or strong, or invulnerable he is, sometimes, that isn't enough to save the ones he loves) and ultimately that scene was pretty ham fisted. The choice to kill Zod was a bold one, but a lot of people who were up in arms about it forget that in the classic Reeve Superman movie, there is a cut where all three Kryptonians were killed by Superman, who then goes back to a truck stop to beat up a regular guy (bully) now he has his powers back
I enjoyed what Batman V Superman did with Batman being weary and jaded, and how that tied in with Superman showing him a new way forward, one with hope. I didn't love Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and really disliked that they spoiled her reveal in the trailers, but overall, the story, whilst gritty and dark, gave us a live action Doomsday fight.
Justice league had a lot of potential and I feel like it was a movie that was ultimately affected by some of the most fervent fans. For good, and bad. All things considered, we had a live action movie with the Justice League, doing Justice League things, and I was looking forward to seeing what was next, but because it wasn't Marvel, people complained. A lot of the complaints were justifiable, but unfortunately, in today's day and age of the court of public opinion, the louder, more obnoxious voices drown out the ones who don't have much to complain about
